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Bacteria point the way for sustainable space power

November 18, 2024
An international research project involving scientists from Heriot-Watt University has found inspiration from some of Earth’s simplest life forms, in order to harness solar energy for space travel.

Translating food safety from the laboratory to the factory floor

November 17, 2024
Advances in the science of food safety might begin with the laboratory but much of the pressures for improvement and greater efficiencies derive from industry and consumers.

Lab News roundup: Honours, market reports, location moves, collaborations and research

November 14, 2024
Diagnexia’s new histopathology laboratory in Oxford will have capacity to process 400,000 pathology specimens per year. The site, which boasts full CQC registration and is seeking UKAS accreditation complements the...

Transparency is key to tackling drugs shortages

November 11, 2024
However fast labs develop new therapies, the complex route to patients exacerbates shortages that compromise health outcomes. Connecting quality, regulatory, and manufacturing data is key to improving supply chain agility,...

Build the wall!

November 11, 2024
Relax, Matthew Partridge hasn’t gone MAGA; his target’s lab chore dodgers.

Life science leaders warn medicine’s Budget windfall must be supported by talent drive

November 11, 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget announcement of more than half a billion pounds-worth of investment in medicine manufacturing must be coupled with fresh effort to train a skilled workforce, warns a...

Global focus: the key to infectious disease control

October 31, 2024
President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, Professor Paul Ananth Tambyah explains to Rachel Sully the importance of recognising, declaring and responding to infectious diseases such as Mpox, and...

Combating microplastics

October 28, 2024
Microscopy techniques are used to identify and characterise microplastics, but each has limitations, especially with small particles. Emerging methods such as holographic imaging and fluorescent dyes show promise, yet further...

Get with the program

October 28, 2024
Valuable research by non-native English speakers gets missed, suggests Adrian Wallwork, because of the cost of translation services. A more enlightened approach to the use of LLMs could help solve...

Birmingham cell science initiative promises cross-application testing

October 26, 2024
University of Birmingham Enterprise announces the launch of a new division, Biocell Energetics, to provide profiling and testing to assess how living cells produce energy.

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